Month: December 2012

  • On the Timmy Trail

    I did not see Timmy yesterday as the workers were busy at the playground. He must have gone into hiding. But this morning, Timmy came into my house compound!! He must be hungry… Now, Timmy can REALLY talk. He mewed loudly. Food’s a-coming, Timmy. I rushed in to get the container of kibbles.  By then,…

  • Help needed (preferably adopter) for mother-cat and kittens (Noor Syahidah’s)

    I understand from Noor Syahidah’s email below that she needs a litter box and have advised her that any plastic box with shredded newspapers would do.  She is also looking for someone to adopt this family (as her apartment regulations does not allow her to do so) but has intention of adopting back one later.…

  • Adopt, don’t buy (a sharing by Koo)

    Ref: http://animalcare.my/2012/12/18/tiny-rescued-silky-terrier-cross-for-adoption-koo-swee-pors/ Every single human that we can convince to adopt instead of buy makes a world of difference!!  Here’s Koo’s sharing: Hi Dr Chan, Thank you very much for posting up Tiny for adoption. I’m happy to update that Tiny has been adopted by Mdm Ng of Puchong. She has just lost her Shih Tzu…

  • Man reunited with pet Shih Tzu after FIVE years!

    Read all about it: http://www.care2.com/causes/five-years-of-reasons-to-microchip-your-pet-2.html Excerpt: Without a microchip, Bandit and Mike never would have found each other again. Time Magazine writes that “approximately 10 million pets that have been chipped over the past 15 years.” They “have helped reunite more than 600,000 pets with their owners,” reports Petside.com‘s Lavanya Sunkara. For a FAQ about microchips, visit the Humane Society‘s…

  • A legal feud (and fee!) over Frankie the Cat

    Catherine shared this: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2251937/Feud-Frankie-cat-leaves-family-20-000-legal-foster-owner-refuses-hand-back.html An excerpt: Rosalind Mahoney handed Frankie over to June Allan on what she thought was a temporary basis while her house was being renovated But Mrs Allan, 83, has refused to hand the cat back and a judge has ruled in her favour – leaving the Mahoneys distraught, with a £20,000 legal bill.

  • A fairy tale “beginning” for Chitam and Etta’s kittens!

    Do you remember Etta James and her 3 kittens? And Chitam, the premature black kitty? We found a fosterer for all of them, and eventually, Chitam ended up with Etta James’ family where Etta took her under her wing and nursed her. A few weeks ago, Etta started rejecting her own kittens and Chitam. We…

  • Medical subsidy for injured cat, Cookie (Ahmad Hafiz Yahaya’s)

    We have subsidised RM32.50 for this case. From: Ahmad Hafiz Date: Sat, Dec 15, 2012 at 5:21 PM Subject: Stray cat for medicine To: Dr chan <chankahyein@gmail.com> Hi Dr, This is cookie. A stray cat we named that use to come to our home. Yesterday we found that she had a bleeding in her left face.…

  • Spaying subsidy for Novie, rescued cat (Serene Lai Huei Ching’s)

    We have subsidised RM100 for this case. From: Serene Date: Tue, Dec 18, 2012 at 6:14 PM Subject: CNRM: Novie (SS2) To: “Dr.Chan Kah Yein” <chankahyein@gmail.com> Hi Dr.Chan, Thank you for the Novie’s subsidy approval (email enclosed below if you need). Write-up: One night during dinner at SS2, a female cat (Novie) came up to us…

  • Dogfood for Kelly & Jacinta’s 118 dogs

    We have sponsored 24 bags of 10kg dogfood for Kelly & Jacinta’s 118 dogs. This sponsorship comes from our Food Fund and Kok Khee Wee.    

  • On the homefront

    Talking about “quacks”, I too have six of them on the homefront (all of them except Tiger!).  The sight above is RARE, truly RARE. But because of the heavy rain last night, one gets to view such an extraordinary sight. Otherwise, it’s at least a one-metre radius from one titan to another.  Ginger came for…

  • The best news ever (Quack news)!!

    The best news ever for me yesterday evening was not that the world did not end, but that one of our blog readers wrote in offering to rehabilitate, rehome and if not possible, adopt (!!) Mr Quack! We communicated and she has a “plan” to rehabilitate the Quack. I’m impressed! If that’s not the BEST…

  • Medical subsidy for Bushy Calico (Wong Yoke Mei’s)

    We have subsidised RM50 for this case. From: Yoke Mei Wong <yokemei76@gmail.com> Date: Fri, Dec 21, 2012 at 7:10 PM Subject: Bushy Calico (TNRM past case) To: Chan Kah Yein <chankahyein@gmail.com> Hi there Kah Yein, I am writing to apply for medical subsidy for Bushy tail (http://animalcare.my/2012/12/08/spaying-subsidy-for-bushy-calico-wong-yoke-meis/) as she got herself into big trouble this morning. As…

  • Vaccination subsidy for 3 rescued cats (Wong Yoke Mei’s)

    We have subsidised RM60 for these 3 vaccinations. From: Yoke Mei Wong Date: Mon, Dec 17, 2012 at 11:48 AM Subject: Application for Black Tail – Vaccination To: Chan Kah Yein <chankahyein@gmail.com> Hi there Kah Yein, It’s been raining kittens in my neighbourhood recently. Here’s little Black Tail. Didn’t know who’s baby is this. He whizzed…

  • Medical sponsorship for Eching, rescued cat (Maslinda Abd Talib’s)

    We have fully sponsored RM123.90 for Eching’s medical treatment. This sponsorship comes from our Medical Fund and an anonymous donor. From: Maslinda AT Date: Tue, Dec 11, 2012 at 9:39 PM Subject: medical subsidy & others To: Chan Kah Yein <chankahyein@gmail.com> Hi E ching (img 2004-2008, 2014) E ching is one of the community cats that…

  • Catfood for Maslinda Abd Talib’s community cats

    We have fully sponsored RM120 worth of canned food for Maslinda’s community cats.